Lot 014
WIRE ROMMEL G.TUAZON
b. The Philippines, 1973
UNTITLED, 2004
Signed and dated 'TUAZON 2004' (lower right)
Oil on canvas paper
A set of two, 78cm x 53cm each
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Singapore.
ESTIMATE RM 2,000 - 4,000
PRICE REALISED RM 3,607.04
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This set of two paintings by contemporary artist Wire Tuazon depicts figures emerging from darkness in a brilliant interplay of light and shadow. The faces are portrayed in fine lines immersed in shadowy tones, each are distinct and emanates a mysterious quality. By placing the figures amidst a dim background the viewer is able to pay more attention to their facial features and expressions, which are exquisitely rendered. The composition alludes to the people’s inner strength despite their fragility and mortality.
Wire Tuazon graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting at the University of Phillipines in 1999, and became a founding member of the art collective Surrounded by Water. He received the Thirteen Artists Award of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2003, and was awarded a Residency Project Grant from the Japan Foundation Asia Center, Ashiya City Museum of Art and History in 2001. His recent solo exhibition titled Wire Tuazon: Performance Art vs Performance Art, was presented by Finale Art File in Art Stage Singapore (2015). He has participated in international group shows such as Under Construction, Tokyo City Opera House (2002) and Pain & Pleasure at 24 HR Art N.T , Darwin, Australia (2003).
REFERENCE
WITHOUT WALLS: A tour of Philippine Paintings at the turn of the millennium, Winrum Publishing, 2010.
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